# Electrician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for CDD Services (Synchronicity Care Limited). ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/electrician/96ef58b7-62b1-4e5a-8c5d-ed18881cd854 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/electrician/96ef58b7-62b1-4e5a-8c5d-ed18881cd854.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** CDD Services (Synchronicity Care Limited) - **Location:** Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, DL3 6HX, United Kingdom - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Salary:** £38778.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-12T11:02:44.935Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M9439-SCL364-2 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/M9439-SCL364-2/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=M9439-SCL364-2 - **Employer website:** https://www.synchronicitycare.co.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job summary Are you looking for a rewarding career opportunity working for an excellent service provider supporting essential NHS services? Synchronicity Care Limited (SCL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, delivering high-quality Estates and Facilities services across Trust sites. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and skilled Electrical Craftsperson to join our Estates team based at Darlington Memorial Hospital. The role offers a varied workload, supporting critical electrical and mechanical systems in a busy healthcare environment. You will be part of a professional, supportive team ensuring that hospital facilities remain safe, compliant and fully operational for patients, staff and visitors. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will deliver planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of electrical services within the hospital estate, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and Trust safety standards. You will investigate and resolve faults, inspect and test electrical systems, and carry out minor installation and improvement works. The role also requires flexibility to support other Estates disciplines when required, participation in on-call and shift rotas, accurate completion of electronic job records, and effective communication with clinical and non-clinical staff. Maintaining a strong focus on safety, service continuity and customer care is essential. ### About us SCL is a wholly owned subsidiary of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) set up to deliver a range of non-clinical services The company is a separate legal body to CDDFT. SCL offers its own Terms and Conditions of employment which differ to the national NHS Terms and Conditions. As an employee in the company you will benefit from: - A Competitive salary - Access to a pension scheme - National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) CDD Services will pay a 3% contribution (this is over and above the minimum contribution rate at the present time) - Night Shift Working Allowances (where appropriate) - Bank Holiday Working Allowances (where appropriate) Bank work is offered on an 'as and when' basis with no guaranteed hours and will be paid on a pro-rata hourly rate for hours worked only ### Details - Date posted: 12 August 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £38,778 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: M9439-SCL364-2 - Job locations: Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, DL3 6HX, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities The Electrical Craftsperson will undertake planned preventative maintenance, breakdown repairs and fault-finding on electrical and associated mechanical plant and systems across Trust sites. This includes, but is not limited to, electrical distribution, lighting systems, fire detection, standby generators and nurse call systems. The role involves carrying out testing, inspection and certification in line with current legislation and standards, completing minor installation and improvement works, and responding to urgent maintenance requests to ensure the continuity of clinical services. The post holder will work both independently and as part of a wider Estates team, often in sensitive patient environments, restricted spaces or challenging conditions such as plant rooms and service ducts. Occasional participation in mechanical or building maintenance tasks may be required in line with service needs. You will be expected to comply fully with Health & Safety legislation, Trust policies and SCL safety standards, maintaining awareness of risks at all times. Responsibilities also include mentoring apprentices, act as Authorised Person (AP)/ Responsible Person where appointed providing guidance to non-technical staff on the safe use of equipment, completing work records electronically, and participating in outofhours on-call and shift rotas. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of electrical maintenance work - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision - Experience of customer-facing service delivery **Desirable** - Experience in a hospital or similar complex environment - Experience working across multiple Estates disciplines ### Qualifications **Essential** - City & Guilds Craft Certificate (Electrical) or NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Maintenance - 18th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations - Electrical Apprenticeship - Relevant health & safety training **Desirable** - BTEC ONC or equivalent electrical/mechanical qualification - Further specialist electrical training (e.g. inspection and testing) ### Special Requirements **Essential** - Eligible to live and work in the UK - Willingness to participate in oncall and shift rotas - Ability to work in adverse conditions and at height or in confined spaces ### Statutory Registration **Essential** - Full UK driving licence ### Special Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - Fault finding and testing of electrical systems - Understanding of health & safety legislation - Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff - Ability to work safely in sensitive patient environments **Desirable** - Crosstrade skills including basic mechanical or building maintenance ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.